Benefits of Attending LPC 8 500 students

Benefits of Attending LPC • 8, 500 students • Flexible class schedules • Day/Evening /On-line & Hybrid • Small class sizes (average 30) • Great support programs • Options to Transfer and/or earn a Career Degree or Certificate • Low Cost - $46 a unit Institution • • LPC CSU UC Private Est. 2015 -2016 Annual Tuition & Fees $1, 200 -1, 500 $6, 500 $14, 000 $35, 000

Degree and Certificate Program • Associate Degree Programs: 65+ • Certificate Programs: 50+ Associate in Arts (AA) Associate in Science (AS) Associate Degree in Transfer (ADT) Certificates (Achievement & Career)

Associate Degrees in Transfer (ADT) § Administration of Justice § Anthropology § Business § Early Childhood Education § English § Geography § Geology § History § Journalism § Kinesiology § Mathematics § Philosophy § Psychology § Sociology § Studio Arts § Theater Arts

ADT’s In-Development • • • Art History Biology Communication Studies Economics Nutrition and Dietetics Music

Benefits of an ADT How are they different? • • Priority Admission Consideration in a similar major GPA Bump (. 10 to. 20) 60 units max for graduation UC Holistic Review (Added in 2014)

CSU Guaranteed Admission Non-impacted majors with an ADT • • • Bakersfield Channel Islands Dominguez Hills East Bay Humboldt • • Monterey Bay Northridge San Francisco Stanislaus

Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) • UC Davis • UC Irvine • UC Merced • UC Riverside • UC Santa Barbara • UC Santa Cruz UCB, UCLA and UCSD do not participate in TAG with any CCC.

Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA) • CSU Monterey Bay • John F. Kennedy University • St. Mary’s College • University of the Pacific • Arizona State University • University of Arizona

Transfer Admission Guarantee Historically Black Colleges & Universities • • • Bennett College Dillard University Fisk University Lincoln University of MO Philander Smith College Stillman College Talladega College Tuskagee University Wiley College

Transfer • A wide variety of transferable courses offered to meet: General Education & Major Preparation • Cross Registration/Cross Enrollment • CSU East Bay & UC Berkeley (there is no fee for the courses) • University Representative Visits • CSUEB, UCD, UCSC, SFSU, UCSB, CSU Stanislaus, Academy of Art, Univ of Arizona, UOP, St. Mary’s,

Transfer • ARTIC Agreements with (CSU/UC/Private/Out of State) • Transfer planning workshops • Application, Personal Statement etc… • Transfer Day – over 100 institutions are present • Transfer specific counseling • Transfer program: PUENTE (open to all students) • 1 year Cohort (First Year Experience) • Cultural Events, University Campus Tours, Professional Community Mentors • ENG and PSCN and Transfer Counseling

Top Transfer Campuses • • • UC Davis UC Berkeley UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Barbara UCLA UC San Diego • • • CSU East Bay San Francisco State San Jose State Sacramento State CSU Chico Cal Poly SLO

Career and Technical Programs Associate Degree and/or Certificate § § Administration of Justice Automotive Technology Biology: Allied Health Business: -Accounting, Administration, -Administrative Asst. , Medical Assistant - Management, Marketing - Retail & Entrepreneurship § Computer Sciences: -Information Systems -Network Technology -Programming § Early Childhood Education: -Child-Care, Teaching & Intervention § Fire Service Technology § Horticulture § Visual and Performing Arts -Interior Design -Visual Communication: Print and Web - Dance, Music, Theater Arts § Viticulture and Enology § Welding Technology

Career and Technical Programs Associate Degree and/or Certificate § Computer Information Technologist § Engineering Technology § Emergency Medical Services: Paramedic

Other popular Degrees/Certificates § Art: Painting § Bookkeeping § Chemistry § Environmental Studies § Health and Human Services § International Studies § Journalism § Occupational Health & Safety § Photography § Physical Education § Physics § Psychology § University Transfer

Support Programs and Services • Counseling (Academic, Career & Personal) • Learning Communities: • • Puente (Transfer Based Program) • College Foundation Services (CFS) Reading and Writing Center (RAW) Tutoring Center English and Math Lab Science & Technology Center Integrated Learning Center Computer Labs

Support Programs and Services • • Extended Opportunities Programs and Services (EOPS) Disabled Students Program & Services (DSPS) Transfer and Career Center Student Health & Wellness Center Financial Aid & Scholarship Honors Program Associated Students of LPC (ASLPC)

Athletics Men’s and Women’s LPC • • • Basketball Cross-Country Soccer Swim and Dive Water Polo Chabot • • • Football Track & Field Tennis Wrestling Volleyball Baseball/Softball Golf

ASLPC (Associated Students of LPC) • Activities • Welcome week, Club Rush/Day, Prep-to-Pass, BBQ’s • • Textbook Loaner Program Scholarships Campus Tours Clubs: Honors, Interest Specific (Career, hobbies, religion, majors etc. . ), Multicultural/Ethnic

First Year Experience Courses • PSCN 30 - Student Success & the College Exp. • (3 units/GE) • PSCN 18 - University Transfer Planning • (1 unit/GE) • PSCN 10 - Career and Educational Planning • (2 unit/Elective) • PSCN 15 - Study Skills • (2 unit/Elective)

Early Admissions & College Day • • STEP 1: Apply between FEB 1 - FEB 29. STEP 2: Complete on-line Orientation by MAR 31, 2016. STEP 3: Complete Eng/Math placements STEP 4: Attend a group counseling session to plan for classes • To be scheduled at end of placement testing session • STEP 5: Register for classes on MAY 7, 2016 (tentative). • STEP 6: Pay course fees to avoid being dropped.

Thoughts & Tips • Apply and register as soon as possible! • EARLY ADMISSIONS • ENROLL IN: PSCN 30, 18, 10 and/or 15 • • Schedule a campus tour Begin taking classes in the summer It is OK to be undecided Don’t be afraid to ask for help

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